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The French Mail of the 19th Sept. conceive that the revolution might be was delivered in Londen, on the 19th Ces. traced to the simmering indignation
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rendars to the sale of a motor car as hiscae, Particulars of this salo appear in our advertising columns.
The total outpus of the Chinese
of the people over this matter. But A series of illustrations of to-day's though the spirit of rebellion may Fire Brigade display will appear on the have been encouraged by public feel-cover of tomorrow's Overland China Ma ing in this regard, we now know that the primary cause of the extaclysm has to be sought in the old hatred of the Manchu dynasty. Though to the outside world the explosion has burst
On page 6 will be found a comprehen- with startling anddenness, those who aive article on the industrial question ab have observed the trend of events in Home. It has been specially written for Hupeb of late have seen unmistake- Į the China Mati by Professor E H. Parker. able signs of brewing trouble, the discontent among the troops being being the most apparent feature What the end of the aprising will be it is not easy to foresee. In this instance big foreign interests are involved, and] notwithstanding the fact that the rebels have early issued a proclama tion urging their followers" not to molest foreigners, it is a certainty that if the rebellion is not soon suppressed the trade of many countries will be adversely affected. It is in crisen such as these that apm-Cricket-Over 30 v. Under 30 the Chinese Governusent has to justify
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A movament has been started in Japanma polislial-efroles in favour of a conference for national defence. It is pro- posed that the conference will include statesmen, diplomate and financière healtes military and naval mar.
SOCIAL AND, PERSONAL
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1911.
A MATTER OF INSTALMENTS, KEL
Hon. Mr Montague Ede arrived back Bolum Mr Justice Gomperts, at the by the Delhi torbay.
Supreme Court this morning, Ed Cheong Tung sued C, Pintos to recover 860
TYPHOONAWWARNING"
The telegon quoted balaw wir möniva. from the Manila Observatory at 12:45 pm today
Cyclone or typhoon Pacific Ocean, about Mr Leo 'Almada e Castro appeared for halfway between the Mariana Islands 'and Mr G. A. Woodcock arrived from Home
defendant and offered $1 or 29 a month Luzon, mesing. W.N.W leave this morning.
Instalments. Defendant was a foreman að Judge Willis, who died on the 4th of the Peak reservoir and earned only $40 a September, left over £2,000,000.
month. He had several other debts to pay, one to Medan Johnstone, Stokes and baster for $15 which had recently been
Beverni loest people returned to the Calong to-day by the P. and Q. a. Dahi from Japan...
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Lleut. Tindal, the now Captain of H.M.S. Robin, is expected here in ma Arcadia on 27th inst.
Dr and Mrs Ball, Captain Marabal, of the sa. Paul Beat, and Mr. A. Wood-
rodosed to 810 a month,'
His Lordship-Ho gots quarters I sup pose'l
Mr D. AlmadaÏ believe he does What instalments does ho offer --83 or
You mean 3-Yes, my Lord. What is he actually paying a month? cock, arrived to-day by the site à touta 810 to Musas Johnstone, Stokes and Baru from lenre.
There is a strong rumour in Bombay that when ELE Sir George Clarke retires, Sir Stopping Edgerley will succeed him as Governor of Banboy...
A Peking telegram says that thirteen Mongol Princes have suggested offering allegiance to Russle and have with this end to view instigated the Living Buddha at Una, the Patriarch of the Khaikha tribes, Paul Hartwiga. German, has been to quarrel with the Imperial Agent, H.E. anutenced to à fortnight's imprisonment for San To. The Princes, it is stated, have ring, when enlisting in regimens at asked Fussin to sand. 3,000 troops to Use Lancaster, faleely declared that he waso and hostilities are expected. As the corered to be a German he offered to be more than 100 men, H.E. San To Ins "come naturalised in England.→ ̈
telegraphed to Peking praying for military aid.
Binator and certain instalments to a priest. Is that money he owes to the priest or for pious purposes?-It is money he owes to the priest.
"
Is he paying, anything else I don't know. There are's lot of bills here which are.dusi,
EXCEEDING THE SPEED.
A chauffeur named E, C, Graham, of the Exils Garage was fined $30, at the jölagistracy to-day, for exmeding the speed limit, Evilence was given that defendant was going at 20 miles an hour at Wanchai.
Ballo Pladar, from the same garage, was also charged for proceeding at 18 miles an hour. As defendans desired to call a witness, the case was remanded.
Wang' Fo Long, of the Coronation Gungs, was fined $40, for a similar oftance, Another chanteur was fined $10 for not having a rear light.
A "B. AND 8." SHIPPING DEAL.
A deal is now pending and probably will
There may be a lot of bills but that doesn't say he is paying them. When do the payments to Mossis Johnstone, Stoken be constmated at the conclusion of an and faster nish I can't say I suppose inspection which is now being made, where by Mess. Butterfield and Swire will defendant can say.
Defendant-Iz ten months more...
purchase thres atzamers from the Com His Lordship-And to the priest — pagnie Asiatique de Navigation
"Tho threu vessels are the Lita, the Over year more. month instalments to be increased after 1,727 tons The Lita has been on the His Lordship made an order for 83a Liss and the Tifong, all of them being of
9.16 p.m.-H.K. Cricket Club's Prom- its existence. If these continually British subject. When accused was die garrison at Urga comprises only a little the amounts he is now paying are finished. Ringpa line of Messra Raciva, Ackermann
auade Concert.
General Memoranda. « SUNDAY, October 15 :--
recurring volcanic upheavals, which are killing to commercial intercourse, cannot once and for all be curbed, then the time may even come which will call for the joint Sp.m.-Auction of Crown Land at Publis consideration of the question by the
*Works Dopartinent..
Powers whose tradal interests are so THURSDAY, October 10:
frequently and so seriously jeopardis- d.
Hospital Sunday." MONDAY, October 18:-
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12.30 H.K. Cotton "S. W. & D.'Co.,
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SATURDAY, October 21:-
9 p.m. Charity. Concert at the Palace)
Cheatre, Mount Austin. Saturday, October 28 :-m
2.46 p.m.-Dedication of St. Paul'a College Chapel by Bishop of Victoria. 3.50 p.m.-Opening of St. Paul's College ....Schoolroom's by H,B, the Governor.”
The China Mail.
NEWS OF THE DAY. The King Edward memorial fund being raised in Singapore now stands at 8111,115.84.
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Me J. Van Rocama, a Dutch tobacco planter of Medan, Halay States, has boeri. a charge of murdering a arrested on. coolis on his estate. He was brought before the Senior Magistrate and agreed to return with s Dutch police officer to stand
GEASTLY TRAGEDY AT WANGHAL
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B. F. Mackay of Mesars. Butterfeld wed. Swire mid the disposition of the boats/ would be determined in the future. China Fra (Shanghai).
and Co., while the Limao and the Lifong have been on their Yangtzse line. All three : have been, in port for some time." The Lite has been here since June 13, the Litong Five junkmen were charged with beloges June 27 and the Tamse sines July 1. in possession of quantity of cosi ralcë 38. The case was remanded to-dar, bail being allowed in the mim of $100 each.
Hans Roan, a Beardan-of as, Hadiant, his trial caused's version is that the Foll done to Death with an AXU.
was sentenced to forfeit ten days' pay, by : coolie was impertinent, and he struck the man, who fell and broke his neck:
News of a ghastly and most brutal Commander CW. Beckwith, Y., at the tragedy having been perpetrated at Wan-Marine Court this morning, for absenting chai bas been reported to the police. It himself from the ship without leave. His is to the effect that a foki in a gold beaters Worship said that owing to defondant's shop at No. 11, Bowsington Ford, has youth, he being only 18 years of age, he bean dono to death with an axe. Whether would not send him to prison."
A Chinese constable on duty at Prays the aversin was insane at the time he committed the deed or had taken leave of Wat noticed a suspicious-looking boat
In order to pare the way for better understanding between the Japanese and Chinese, Viceroy Chao of Manchuria has issued an instruction to the officials under him to study the Japanese language. For opened in Mukden for the tracking of: Japanese, which all officials, high and low, aru required to study.
JJ
THE PERFECT INTERVIEW.
Admiral Togo's Discretiow
Admiral Togo baa. left, Amerion, having given to the American papers what the Chicago Tribune describes na a model of a perfect interview, The Tribune songests
A dividend of 12) per cent. for the year this purpose an evening sclicul" has been his senses through a thirst for revenge for and on searching it he found a box indelled that other distinguished risitors on foreign-
anrounced in the report of the Singapore Cold Storage Company.
A Tokyo massage states that the Government has issued an Imperial rescript HONGKONG, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1911. announcing the neutrality of the Japanese
Empire in the Turn-Italian. Wer
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THE HUPEH REVOLÄ.
FOR all her "awakening" China is still the land of riot and rebellion This fact has been vividly illustrated |
The annual Fire Brigade display took place at 4 o'clock this afternoon out side the City Hall, in the presence of His Excellency the Governor. A report will appear in to-morrow's issue.
A suit for 68,000 thela has been brought against fir G. K. Shakury, of Shanghai, by the Cathay Trust Co., this smount being claimed on a promissory note held by the plaintif. The suit is one of the sequels to the loan made by the Cathay Trust Com- pany to the Shanghai Stock Exchange lust year at the time of the rubber collapse: At that time Mr Shekury was a member of the Exchang
A live pig in a wooden crate at the foot of the pulpit was to be seen during the harrest thanksgiving service at Grima
Bomething or other is not at 'present
own, for no arrests have yet boen Sauce" but ca examination of the made. But whatever his intentions, content thereof it was found to contain there is no doubt, but that he did 90 bottles of cocaine, value £5,000. The his ghnatly work most thoroughly, for the head of deceased, when be was discovered by the police at about 10 o'clock on Thursday night, was simply hacked to pieces, the features being totally on recognisable.
salle make a note of the admiral's method, for use in accomplishing all the admirable purposes of interviewing without being
case cacas before Mir F. A. Hazeland, at subject to its dangers. A reporter sub- the Magistracy this morning, and was < Smitted a list of questions to Admiral Togo, remanded.
Wademy Magnificent.
Grand
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Ameriena battleships of the Utah 13ps-Excellen
at Philadelphie, and was handed the ans- "The case against EH. Dodge, stoker on were two-hours later at-New-York-an HM.8. Rosario, who was summoned by a fallens Japanese musician for damaging his trum What are your impressions of the Pre- From all appearances it would appear pet came befors 3r JR Wood at the ident-cal. that deceased had been slaughtered some Magistracy tais afternoon. Defendant tear three hours before his body was testified that the trouble arose through found, and apparently be had little or no complainant pushing up against a witness About 300 square li of petroleum felds
opportunity of defending himself. It is who was supposed bo drunk. Afterwards in the recent past. Successively have been discovered to “aiyuan, Bhansi-
believed that deceased was decayed into complainant tried to get away and defen- P'uce)?- Heautiful the place where his body was discovered. daat batred his passage and, when he found in a brief space of time, we have It is proposed to exploit-la with in
A son of the master of the shop is his escape was cut of, showed fight and a seen serious eruptions in the American capital, each to supply The
suspected of being concerned in the affair, rough and tumble ansued and defendant Provinces of Hunan (at Changsha,
by Fishermen's Church recently. The as it is said that he formerly worked for kept held of complainant and called the Kwangtung (at Canton), Szechuan Bishop C. H. Brant of Manila received Rev. James Davis, the minister, asked a his father but, having got into ovil habita, police. Dendant was fined $10 or 14, a cable on the 7th inst. from the state de local shop-owner, who farma for a hobby, his father cut him off, replacing his services days' imprisonment for the assault and (at Chengtu), and now we have. apartment at Washington advising him of his for contribution towards the harvest by those of the foki. It is also farther ordered to pay $25 compensation. most, ominous-looking rebellion break appointment as a delegate to the Internettival. What would you like?" said stated that the son was incensed at this ing out in Hupeh Province, a rising tional opium conference to be held at The the shop-owner. The minister replied, and desired to be revenged or somebody, which has already assumed alarming Hague, Holland, beginning December 1, "Oh, anything from the firm." A little lator the pig arrived at the church. Dhiring 1911, and accordingly the Bishop will leave the services it behaved quite well, ramain dimensions, and one which appears Manila on November 3 for the meeting ing awake throughout the sermons. It to be spreading to other Provinces travelling via China and the Trans-Siberian will be sold for the benefit of the church also. If one were dealing with railroad.
5,000,000.
an orthodox people and adopting | The maiden trip of the Shinyo Mary orthodox methods in analysing violent from Yokohama to San Francisco has giros
fuods.
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FIXTURES POR Saturday.
THE BIJOU THEATRE.-
The now naval 14in, gua?—Powerful. The Governmentnavyyarda?-Verygood." American railways? Comfortable. American hotels?-Up to date.
Reception in Amarica?-Vory warp), for which I am grateful.
(1) The effect in Japan of President Taft's sophimentary reference to the Blikado Will be very good. 2
(2) Will it further coment the friendship
The management of the Bijou Cinemato graph Theatre is providing an excellent! programme of new pictures which have of the two nations? Caznat de otherwise. never been shown in Hongkong before, for American newspaper photographers the coming week. The changs of pro Very enterprising, gramme takes place to-morrow. Among the seven pictures to be shown is a beauti ful art film of the story of the Prisoner of There are very few occasions in'a man's favourite of the French court plays a joko Kowloon 1st XI v R... Military the Bastille. The story goes that life when his hand shakes more than at Kowloon 2nd XI. A.0.0....Korleon on the queen; but the queen does nos that fateful moment of producing the ring. Craigongowar. K.0.Y.L.I..Craigangower take it as a joke and has the man thrown This servonances, mortorer, is not decreas Over 30 Under 30Hongkong into the Bastille. After thirty-five yearsed by his partner's desperate attempts to he escapes with a fellow priocer; they are це Hongkong v. Civil Service....Civil Service seen by the gendarmes and the other remove her long white glove. Henzaforth ing there will be to Beed for such uncomfort man is shot but instead of leaving his friend: he stands by him and so fable incidents-Instead of the amal strung!” ra-captured. He falls tick in prison
TEAMS FOR Saturday,
Includes a farmical sketch by Miss Vera
&
by, the artabes,
4further examination of the American NOW SHOWING movements of this type it might the officials great satisfaction, as she has torpedoboat, Bainbridge which was in colli- reasonably te argued that these proved herself to be a staunch and steady,sion of Woosung with the China Merchants besides an extremely fast boat. The steamer Ewangchi recently, disclosed the outbursts are merely the necessary Parson turbines with which the Shinyo is fact that she was more seriously damaged accompaniments of all national Etted are an improvement on those of the than at first supposed. The officers of the reformations that they are but a Tengo and the Chiyo. On her trial torpedoboat hold the merchant vasol to trip and her initial trip she made 91.7 blame for the accident: They declare that transitory phase though which the knots and this for a dew ship spaska well the Kwangch had deviated from the country must perforce pass, just as for her future runs. At Honolulu it was channel, which was the cause of the
and is allowed to wall the turreta to remove her left hate glove, the bride gold, before it is purged of dross nad decided not to push her for a record, but collision. The Tainbridge has gone luto
KOWLOON 1ST XI-W. Waterhouse, R. and get a little fresh air. From the turrots will now be able to uncover the third
he throws a note to the outside world, keep her of a good rate, 400 miles being drydock and it is stated that the expose P. Thursfield, W. L. Wesser, J. H. Melling the king that what he did was only finger without effort and without losing her blemish, must go through the refiner's the daily average. The first day out from of rupsit would amount to about 83,000 Mend, R. MacAskill, & O. Brawn, joke and begging to be reprieved. His composure. This delightful result is to be fire. But everybody "who knows Yokohamas they ran into a typhoon, which It will take about three weeks to complete AR. F. Baron, J. W. Eames, J, P. note reaches the right quarter end even obtained by an ingenions ** wedding glova “
and taken
out :of China at all knows full well that lasted for twenty-five hours, and when it the work.
Robinson, F.J. de Romes, Captain Wood.tually he is pardoned
device, for which Mesars Dent, the well- was at its height huge waves swept over
prison. ordinary tests do not apply when the ship, but she rode them bravely and
Speaking at Eric on September 16th, Reserve-G. H. Mag.
Another coloured picture shows the known glovers, are responsible. The tuside considering questions concerning the proved her stability, Capt, Smith stated President Taft attempted to meet the ob Howzoos 2D XI-W. T. Elson, C. W. beauties of the coast of New Zealand while scam on the third finger of the left glove is Middle Kingdom and its people afterwards that he was more than pleased Joctions of the Senate to the Arbitration Jeffries, Major Kirke, G. Wall, P. B. the other Ave are all comics, some of them unstitched, so that all that the bride need
with his ship.
Treaties with Great Britain and Franco, Wolff, D. Campbell, Wm. Gurwm, C. being very fammy. The programme also do is to alp her finger through the slit to So we cannot regard these periodic,
He suggested if Congress thought it dan Brown T Chao, F. Batton, D. J. Forses and Bob. Stephenson. The sketch ceive the ring. The Snger can just as outbursts of violence and lawlessness A Darjeeling correspondent says that
the ceremony. The device will be greatly EVENING GOWNS merely as the inevitable fighting is still going on between Tibetan gerous to trust the appointment of the Mackenzie Reserves E. F. Ceroy, A. is entitled The Farms, and the kit easily be shipped back into the glove the
con- and Chinese on the borderland lying High Commision to the President only,
American inembers of the proposed joint Tharich
CRAIGENHOWER-H.. H. Taylor, , H. wrong Absurdity" and duets are in-appreciated, not only by the bride, buts
also by the nervous bridegroom THE VERY NEWEST DESIGNS beneficial and natural reformation. nothing startling has been heard about tho
comitants and indications of a between the two countries. Although that these members be also conded by Cabalho, G. A. Hancock, W. H. Vivesh It is not as though the revolting sitastion train Tibet, enquities made from the Senate. He was willing to go further L. Rose, J. V. Braga, E. L. Brags, J. elements were but taking their stand frosh arrivals from that country confirm and wipe out the joint High Commission D. Noris, R. Philipe, I Chunnett, R. the view that the Chinese are not having as to whether question was arbitrable to entirely, and, if need be, leave the decision in defence of threatened institutions good time. The people, of Po, a frontier or of already forlorn cuns, province of China, are a chas of fansties board of arbitration. He was still further Practically all the recent rebellions and a wild and savage, tribe, and it at willing to have this board determine not in China have had their origin in this place that the Chinese are experiencing only the merits of the question but also
the jurisdiction in mistrust of and contempt for what good deal of trouble. Fighting has been
"Auld Robin Gray," will be included in Seventeen is regarded as an alien dynasty, and from Tibetan sources that the Chinese loek Fashionable London is learning Hindu- the cliange of programme as the Victoria so long as the current view in this several hundreds of soldiers. Matters have stafi, er at least pretending to, and wo Theatre to-night. It is no less than 700 connection is what it is among so come to each pass that the Chinese may be thankful enough that the fashion feet long and is a splendid speciman, oldiers are refusing to fight, and a few of blo.world has the grace even to pretend to of dramaturgy. Pathe's salaasted Gazetta large n section of the people and in them have been able to save their lives by learn anything. The resoon for the sudden will also be shown besides the "film the ranks of the Amy, mantinies,fering from the scene of war. The Chinese fad in the approaching Durbar. Only the "Agrippica," a drums in the time of rebellions and riots, with all their amban at Lhases has requested the Tibetan upper crust of the very elect have any Nero and which forms sequel to "La ugly featurce, are bound to follow.gent to depute two incarnation lanas pectation of seeing the gorgeous paresnt at Tonca," reproduced some time ago. "The there, who are bald in grest esteem by the Delbi, but it looks well to be seen with Hushams, whose benefit performance takos place on Monday night, have a number of new topical verses to the favorite song
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plzendy received an invitation to be present were momentarily expecting to do so. It is mid that two lessons a day for a meath will enable the afudunt to make at leset some altempt at conv rastion, bot. It is kard, to pee whyhuren the attempt should
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So much for the general question, people of Po, as ambens. The idea is that Hindustani grammar, as though you had Looking at the particular revolt which if the Jamas go and request the Poites to has inspired these observations, wo
refrain from fighting the Chinese they might stop further blondshed. are informed that the rising is strictly
* SUFFERERS TAKE NOTICE: anti-dynastic At first there were
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